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H.B. No. 681
AN ACT
relating to the forfeiture of good conduct time from inmates who
file frivolous applications for writ of habeas corpus.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 498.0045, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) In this section, "final order" means a certified copy of
a final order of a state or federal court that dismisses as
frivolous or malicious a lawsuit, including a proceeding arising
from an application for writ of habeas corpus, brought by an inmate
while the inmate was in the custody of the department or confined in
county jail awaiting transfer to the department following
conviction of a felony or revocation of community supervision,
parole, or mandatory supervision.
(a-1) For purposes of this chapter, an application for writ
of habeas corpus is considered "frivolous" if brought for the
purpose of abusing judicial resources.
SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a forfeiture of good
conduct time based on the filing in court of an application for writ
of habeas corpus on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 681 was passed by the House on May 5,
2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 681 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor